Journalists at Honduran Outlet El Perro Amarillo Receive Death Threats Online
CPJ called the Honduran attorney general’s office and Danilo Morales, the director of the protection mechanism, for comment, but no one answered the calls.
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Canadian police arrest journalist/filmmaker Melissa Cox for reporting on rail blockade
On February 24, Royal Canadian Police arrested Cox, a documentary filmmaker while she was covering the blockade of a train track near New Hazelton, BC.
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Inter-American Court to hear El Universo’s Case against Defamation Suit
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to hear the case of Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo
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Mexican Radio Journalist Murdered in Ciudad Juárez
In Mexico, a radio broadcaster was shot to death Tuesday afternoon outside her home in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. She was known as Bárbara Greco.
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Colombian Journalist for not Accepting Self-Censorship
Colombian authorities should drop their arrest warrant against journalist Edison Lucio Torres, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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How Nigeria’s Police used Telecom Surveillance to Lure & Arrest Journalists
They had no idea that their regular conversations about work and their personal lives were creating a record of their friendship.
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Brazilian Journalist Leo Veras Shot and Killed in Paraguay
Authorities in Brazil and Paraguay must work together to promptly and thoroughly investigate the killing of Brazilian journalist Lourenço “Léo” Veras.
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Brazilian Journalist Patrícia Campos Mello Faces Online Harassment Campaign
The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the online harassment campaign against Brazilian journalist Patrícia Campos Mello.
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Explosive Device Detonated at Home of Journalist in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities should conduct a speedy and transparent investigation into the explosion of a device at the home of journalist Víctor Aguirre…
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Brazilian Journalist Shot Dead at Home in Paraguayan Border City
Journalist Leo Veras was known for his journalism on organized crime in the border region between Brazil and Paraguay.
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